Windows Contracts in Newport

Microsoft Windows
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 20 7
Rank change year-on-year +12 -13 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 9 5 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 16.07% 5.43% 21.97%
As % of the Operating Systems category 90.00% 62.50% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 21
10th Percentile - £154 £250
25th Percentile £185 £185 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £200 £525
Median % change year-on-year +82.50% -61.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £373 £373 £631
90th Percentile £408 £412 £650
South Wales median daily rate £365 £365 £438
% change year-on-year - -16.57% +2.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £28.50 - £46.63
25th Percentile £31.88 - £47.19
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £48.75
75th Percentile £41.25 - £49.69
90th Percentile - - £49.88
South Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £12.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -73.68% +2.70%

All Operating Systems
Newport

Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 10 8 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 17.86% 8.70% 21.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 21
10th Percentile - £159 £250
25th Percentile £185 £189 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £263 £525
Median % change year-on-year +39.05% -50.00% -10.64%
75th Percentile £373 £364 £631
90th Percentile £408 £405 £650
South Wales median daily rate £365 £540 £470
% change year-on-year -32.41% +14.89% +6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £29.25 £17.72 £46.63
25th Percentile £33.75 £22.77 £47.19
Median hourly rate £37.50 £31.18 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +20.27% -36.04% +2.85%
75th Percentile £41.25 £39.59 £49.69
90th Percentile £51.00 £44.64 £49.88
South Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £14.36 £47.50
% change year-on-year +161.14% -69.77% +2.70%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Newport

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Newport.

Daily rate trend for Windows in Newport

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Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Newport

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Newport.

Hourly rate trend for Windows in Newport

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Azure
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (77.78%) Firewall
2 2 (22.22%) SAN
2 2 (22.22%) VPN
3 1 (11.11%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) 2nd Line Support
1 4 (44.44%) Support Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support
3 2 (22.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) IT Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Support Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (44.44%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2012
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2016
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2019
2 3 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) ITIL
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (66.67%) Incident Management
4 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
5 4 (44.44%) Application Packaging
5 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
6 2 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 1 (11.11%) Agile
7 1 (11.11%) Change Management
7 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (11.11%) ITSM
7 1 (11.11%) Mobile Device Management
7 1 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) A+ Certification
1 5 (55.56%) Network+ Certification
2 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 9 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (55.56%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) ServiceNow
2 4 (44.44%) VMware
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco